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  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jul 8, 1932
    Great Depression

    The Dow Jones Industrial Index bottoms out at 41.22

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jul 8, 1932

    The Dow Jones Industrial Index bottoms out at 41.22, the lowest level recorded in the 20th century and representing an 89% loss from its peak in September 1929.




  • Italy
    Jul, 1932
    Benito Mussolini

    Mussolini suggested an anti-French Italo-German alliance

    Italy
    Jul, 1932

    In July 1932, Mussolini sent a message to German Defense Minister General Kurt von Schleicher, suggesting an anti-French Italo-German alliance, an offer Schleicher responded to favorably, albeit with the condition that Germany needed to rearm first.




  • Berlin, Germany
    Sunday Jul 31, 1932
    Great Depression

    German federal election (July 1932)

    Berlin, Germany
    Sunday Jul 31, 1932

    The German federal election, July 1932 is held, and the Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, becomes the largest party in the Reichstag.




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